"I am well aware that there is such a great craving in man for heroism and the heroic, and that hero worship forms not a small motif in his complex. I am also aware that, unless man believes in his own heroism and the heroism of others, he cannot achieve much or great things. We must, however, take proper care that we do not make a fetish of this cult of hero-worship, for then we will turn ourselves into votaries of false gods and prophets."
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Source : Presidential address to the first Congress of the AFPFL, January 20, 1946.
Source : Mireya Mayor (2011). “Pink Boots and a Machete: My Journey From NFL Cheerleader to National Geographic Explorer”, p.239, National Geographic Books